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[ale] Remix questions

On Sat, 2010-01-30 at 18:34 -0500, Asher Vilensky wrote:
> We have a Dell Inspiron netbook with Ubuntu 9.04, no wait, maybe still
> 8.*.  I can't remember.
> Anyway, it works fine.  So:
> 1.  Is there any reason why I should upgrade to the latest?

It is newer?


> 2.  Is there any risk in upgrading?  Is it possible that what's
> working now will stop working?
upgraded Ubuntu 9.10 x64 in place with out issues.  If you are below
8.10 you will need to upgrade to 8.10 first, then go to 9.10.  

> 3.  I thought to install Remix on another partition, to be on the safe
> side, but:
> The computer has no CD drive.  How do I install it if I don't have an
> external USB CD drive (and don't have any network install depot)?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> -- Asher 
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